I have sympathy with all parties here. Donated organs are in a severely short supply. I carry a donor card but don't know of many others that do, even though most of us support it.

I can only presume that they would have checked the lungs first, before agreeing to use them. I'm guessing the woman wasn't given a choice of 5 to pick from. She may not have lived as long as she did without those lungs.

Nature has a way of killing us off when for no apparent reason. If I was ill and I was offered another 2 years to spend with my loved ones, I'd probably take it. Sometimes **** just happens.